Bonobos (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Bonobos

Caption

Cooperative turn-taking has been suggested as an ancient mechanism of the language system bridging the existing gap between the articulate human species and our inarticulate primate cousins. A team of researchers now provides an overview of the state of the art and present a new comparative framework on turn-taking to unravel the evolutionary roots of language.

Credit

Simone Pika

Usage Restrictions

Image may only be used with appropriate caption and credit and for reporting on this research project only.

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.